It was designed by the architectural firm Keene & Simpson and built in 1936-37[3] as Public Works Administration Project #5252.

It is a five-level, reinforced concrete T-shaped building with strong Art Deco and Depression Modern features.

It features a decorative boiler stack tower with cast stone and an aluminum cap 30 feet high.

[1] It is located in the Excelsior Springs Hall of Waters Commercial East Historic District.

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